Center Blog
Explore resources focused on child abuse prevention and child abuse prevention awareness in Austin. Our blog shares expert insights and practical tools to help you recognize warning signs, support children and families, and strengthen community support for child abuse awareness. Stay informed and help build a safer Austin for every child.
Keeping Travis County Families Cool: The Center’s Third Annual Fan Drive
The Center for Child Protection’s annual Fan Drive, now in its third year, provides free fans to families in Travis County to provide relief during the summer heat. In partnership with Family Eldercare, the Center distributed close to 79 fans in 2026 through a non-identifying process, with fans distributed by DFPS, Victim Services, local law […]
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Center News
How PlayBingo Supports Children and Families Across Travis County
PlayBingo is, hosted by the Friends of Christopher Guild to benefit the Center for Child Protection. Now in its 23rd year, the Oct
Education
Back-to-School Safety Tips for Parents & Caregivers:
Online Safety, Body Boundaries, and Safe Adults The start of a new school year brings new teachers, new classmates, new routines,
Impact Stories
How Be Well Bags Support Emotional Healing
Not every wound is visible. At the Center for Child Protection, we meet children in the middle of some of the most challenging mom
